Hijum is a village in

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...

municipality in the province of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It had a population of around 385 in January 2017.

History

It was first mentioned in 1431 as Hehem. The name could mean "the settlement of Haie (person)". Hijum is a ''

terp A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides an ...

'' (artificial living mound) village with a radial structure which developed near the Middelzee. Around 1900, the ''terp'' except for the church was excavated. The Dutch Reformed church and tower were built in the 12th century, and were restored in 1976. In 1840, Hijum was home to 310 people. Hijum used to have a railway station between 1901 and 1940. Before 2018, the village was part of the

Leeuwarderadeel Leeuwarderadeel (; fy, Ljouwerteradiel) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its capital was Stiens. History On 1 January 2018 it merged with the municipality of Leeuwarden. Population centres * Bartlehiem * Britsum * Cornjum ...

municipality.

Gallery

File:Hijum - Station (6 juni 2009) 1.jpg, Former railway station Hijum File:Grafmonument voor Willem Poelstra.JPG, Grave of

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Leeuwarden Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub